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Phil AmmannJanuary 23, 2018

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Republican House District 72 candidate James Buchanan is seeking “legal options” over a new ad from his Democratic opponent, which claims the Sarasota businessman is a climate change denier. In a statement Tuesday, Buchanan’s campaign blasts Margaret Good for “falsely accusing that Buchanan is opposed to climate change.” Buchanan said his pro-environment stance was “a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2018

To garner sufficient support to keep the government from shutting down midnight Friday, House Republican leaders are including funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to a four-week spending bill. That’s good enough for Longboat Key Republican Vern Buchanan to get on board in supporting the bill. “We cannot allow this program to lapse […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 17, 2018

Voters in Florida House District 72 will now have a chance to see James Buchanan debate Margaret Good in advance the Feb. 13 special election. After resisting entreaties by Good to debate since she won the Democratic primary race last month, Buchanan agreed Tuesday to debate her and Libertarian candidate Alison Foxall January 30 on ABC7 in […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2018

Although the Donald Trump administration removed Florida from its controversial proposal to permit drilling in most U.S. continental shelf waters, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan said Monday that “Florida is not out of the woods yet” when it comes to protecting the state from another catastrophic oil spill — and wants legislation extending a drilling ban. “Although I’m […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2018

Siesta Key Democrat Margaret Good raised nearly twice as much campaign money than Republican James Buchanan in December in the special election for House District 72. Good raised $106,830 in December, Buchanan $55,000. Libertarian Alison Foxall raised $3,480 last month. The special election will take place on Feb. 13 to replace Republican Alex Miller, who stepped […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 9, 2018

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A bipartisan group from Florida’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the Donald Trump administration opposing any rollback of safety regulations adopted after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the group of 20 lawmakers — both Democrats and Republicans — warned that “an oil spill can devastate a regional […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2018

House District 72 Republican candidate James Buchanan opposes the Trump administration’s plan to open up offshore drilling off the coast of Florida. “I’m against it,” the Sarasota real estate agent and broker told Florida Politics Friday. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke proposed Thursday a sweeping new offshore drilling plan that intends to open large sections of the Atlantic, Arctic […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 3, 2018

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Bill Nelson is prepared to invoke a procedural rule in an attempt to block the Donald Trump administration’s latest efforts to rollback several safety standards put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster. The Florida Democrat’s announcement on the Senate floor Wednesday was made just days after the U.S. Department of Interior released for public […]

Mitch PerryDecember 18, 2017

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Republican-led tax reform scheduled for a vote by both houses of Congress this week includes a provision that will benefit Florida farmers grappling with Hurricane Irma and the costly and deadly citrus greening disease. Sponsored by Longboat Key Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan and co-sponsored by every member of the Florida Congressional delegation, the measure provides […]

Mitch PerryDecember 7, 2017

Vern Buchanan is now the first member of Congress to call for a federal court to unseal secret testimony from former IRS senior executive Lois Lerner. Lerner and her immediate subordinate, Holly Paz, emerged as two key figures after it was discovered in 2013 that the IRS had given extra scrutiny to hundreds of conservative groups seeking nonprofit […]

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James Buchanan calls Democrat Margaret Good to take down ‘false’ HD 72 ad

Vern Buchanan says CHIP funding enough reason to support short-term spending bill

James Buchanan agrees to debate Margaret Good in HD 72 race

Vern Buchanan: Florida ‘not out of the woods yet’ for offshore drilling

Democrat Margaret Good fundraising coming on strong as HD 72 special election heats up

Most of Florida congressional delegation protests lifting oil rig safety rules

James Buchanan adds to GOP disapproval on offshore drilling

Bill Nelson threatens to block rollback of offshore drilling regulations

GOP tax bill to help Florida farmers recovering from citrus greening, Irma

Vern Buchanan wants Lois Lerner’s secret testimony in IRS scandal unsealed